Hate to bring up this issue AGAIN...

[JamHam666]

The top wick's there for a reason. A lot of people remove the so-called flavor wick (top wick) on various different types of clearomizers for a variety of reasons, but they often encounter leaking problems later, because one of the top wick's jobs is to soak up excess juice.

I wouldn't mess with it, but if you're feeling adventurous, go ahead.

I never thought of it like that. But this makes a tremendous amount of sense.

This is exactly why I come here!

 

[Ladiekali]

Yeah i wouldnt remove the whole thing!

 

[BigBen2k]

The wick is made up of several smaller strands, that can easily be separated. If you look close enough at the area it occupies, it's most important on the sides of the coil, not the top of it, exiting into a flat area, that matches the contour of the sleeve.

This is the kind of thing that'd require quite a bit of experimenting to perfect, but you should be able to tune it to suit your needs.

 

[JamHam666]

just an update for reference:

I decided against removing some or all of the top wick.
Here was the fix (thanks to you guys!): I simply removed the silicone cap, and re positioned the top wick, but looser this time. Seems that the top wick was quite squished against the coil, probably preventing juice from fully saturating both wicks.

went thru a full tank with no issues! so far, so good! Thanks all!

 

[Boston Vapah]

Now I'll have a better idea of what to look at if and when I get a burnt taste. As I said earlier I'm new too and still get the occasional burnt hit. This forum is friggin great and surprise, surprise guess who suggested the fix which seemed to work for you?

As I said there are a bunch of guys in here that have been there and done that so follow their advice which will guide you in developing your own techniques.

I appreciate the thread too as I've learned something new...Thanks!

 

[JohnnyDill]

I read on here to not put the silicone cap on all the way tight- leave a small gap on top. Not sure if this helps but I do this.

I only use Halo liquids as they are made for use in the Triton. {Love the flavors, too!}

I avoid any dry wicks or burned taste this way: When the tank is full to about 3/4 full, I leave my Triton vertical when not being used. When it is 3/4 to 1/4 full, I lay it on it's side. When it is below 1/4 full to empty, I actually tilt it slightly with the tip "downhill" so the remaining juice gets to the coil. I can get it to the point that there is practically zero juice in the tank without any dry hits or burned taste. It makes sense to me with the top coil design {which produces the warm vapor that I prefer!}

After about three or four tanks of juice, I rinse out the wicks/coil in HOT tap water and get the "toasted" part of the wick clean and put all the parts in an ultrasonic cleaner filled with distilled water. About ten minutes worth of cleaning.

It has been almost twelve weeks and I have not ruined ANY coils so far. Only one wick got too frayed to re-use so far. Most importantly, it has been almost THREE MONTHS without a single cigarette after smoking for 25 YEARS. Thanks, Halo!

 

[AngiBe]

I read on here to not put the silicone cap on all the way tight- leave a small gap on top. Not sure if this helps but I do this.

I only use Halo liquids as they are made for use in the Triton. {Love the flavors, too!}

I avoid any dry wicks or burned taste this way: When the tank is full to about 3/4 full, I leave my Triton vertical when not being used. When it is 3/4 to 1/4 full, I lay it on it's side. When it is below 1/4 full to empty, I actually tilt it slightly with the tip "downhill" so the remaining juice gets to the coil. I can get it to the point that there is practically zero juice in the tank without any dry hits or burned taste. It makes sense to me with the top coil design {which produces the warm vapor that I prefer!}

After about three or four tanks of juice, I rinse out the wicks/coil in HOT tap water and get the "toasted" part of the wick clean and put all the parts in an ultrasonic cleaner filled with distilled water. About ten minutes worth of cleaning.

It has been almost twelve weeks and I have not ruined ANY coils so far. Only one wick got too frayed to re-use so far. Most importantly, it has been almost THREE MONTHS without a single cigarette after smoking for 25 YEARS. Thanks, Halo!

I may need to invest in an ultrasonic cleaner! This is the second use I've read on EFC forum about them! Have u ever tried steeping juice I them and if so, did it work. I'm pretty impressed how creative peeps are on EFC!!

 

[BigBen2k]

Don't waste money on an ultrasonic cleaner; it doesn't do anything useful to our Halo parts.

 

[Seapup]

Don't waste money on an ultrasonic cleaner; it doesn't do anything useful to our Halo parts.

I thought it got Tritons "in the mood"?

 

[Fulgurant]

Don't waste money on an ultrasonic cleaner; it doesn't do anything useful to our Halo parts.

I think she's mostly interested in this: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...teeping-times-ultrasonic-cleaner-part-ii.html

I gotta admit, the prospect of speed-steeping intrigues me too -- but I probably won't ever work up the interest to try it.

 

[JohnnyDill]

I bought an ultrasonic cleaner on eBay. It is this little battery powered device, presumably made for cleaning dentures. It cost less than five dollars, INCLUDING shipping. It seems pretty intense with fresh batteries. I just figured that it cannot hurt anything. All the parts look perfectly clean after doing this, even the wicks other than slight discoloration in the wick middle. If you are changing flavors, getting all of the old flavors out of the wicks is important to me. Vape on!

 

[sflorian]

I may need to invest in an ultrasonic cleaner! This is the second use I've read on EFC forum about them! Have u ever tried steeping juice I them and if so, did it work. I'm pretty impressed how creative peeps are on EFC!!

I used a coffee warmer several times to speed age liquids, but it really only took the edge off of some liquids. Nothing has worked for me as well as time. You just need to get ahead of the "steep curve," which stinks at first. I don't think that buying something for speed aging is worth it.

 

[Boston Vapah]

I bought an ultrasonic cleaner on eBay. It is this little battery powered device, presumably made for cleaning dentures. It cost less than five dollars, INCLUDING shipping. It seems pretty intense with fresh batteries. I just figured that it cannot hurt anything. All the parts look perfectly clean after doing this, even the wicks other than slight discoloration in the wick middle. If you are changing flavors, getting all of the old flavors out of the wicks is important to me. Vape on!

That's funny cos I was checking one out just yesterday while picking up some denture cleaner for my first Triton tank cleaning. Now I wish I got one but that can be corrected...thanks for the input!